Salt Lake Telegram | 1918-09-20 | Page 2 | Naval Officer Given Promotion

COMMANDER COMMAND COMMAND- LIEUTENANT ER WILSON SON E E. E MADDEN MADDEN MADDEN MAD MAD- DEN DEN DENof of s Salt Sall tt L Lake ke naval recruit recruit recruit re re- cruit station x yr y- y r i n 4 R. R r Y t te e r NAVAL OFFICER G GIVEN PROMOTION Navy Dep Department Recognizes Recognizes Recognizes W Work rk of Lieutenant Lieuten Lieuten- ant Madden Lieutenant Wilson E E. Madden V U. S SN S. S N retired has has- been promoted two grades and commissioned lieutenant commander He lie is In charge of the fa Salt t Lake hake a e. e b headquarters of the navy recruiting bureau ure u. u Word Vord of of- his promotion promotion promotion pro pro- motion was received in Salt Lake to today today today to- to day from the naVy navy department at Washington D D. D C C. C T Ten n years of active service speak of the splendid record of Lieutenant Madden Mad Mad- den For t six years he was retired an and d engaged in iri b business i In ip Denver Colo Upon Americas America's entry into the war Lieutenant Madden was recalled for service service and and placed as as an an aide to Lieutenant Lieutenant Lieu Lieu- ten tenant nf Commander Guthrie formerly Jn in charge charge- of the local recruiting bu bure bureau bu- bu re read reau u Upon Lieutenant Guthries Guthrie's call to active service on the high seas seas LIeutenant Lieutenant Lieutenant Lieu LIeu- tenant gladden sadden unofficially t took ok over the commanders commander's duties Until his notification today he held the grade grad ofa of ofa f fa a Junior lI his promotion skipping the grade of lieutenant and giving giving- him the status of a lieutenant commander Lieutenant Madden was as ordnance officer aboard the U U. S S. S S S. S Maryland which held the ordnance record from 1908 to 1910 for the United States navy havy